State Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. believes lawmakers can help address problems at NJ Transit by lifting residency requirements for state officials, although state Senate President Steve Sweeney remains skeptical.<p>The bus and rail agency, which has been forced to cancel dozens of trains in …

Two days after returning from an 11-day vacation to Italy, Gov. Phil Murphy is leaving New Jersey for a weekend of hobnobbing with celebrities at an exclusive charity event in the Hamptons.<p>The governor’s public schedule today said he would leave New Jersey this afternoon to travel to New York and …

NEWARK — Gov. Phil Murphy, returning from an 11-day vacation in Italy, landed in the middle of a raging transportation crisis on Thursday and conceded he had “underestimated the mess” former Gov. Chris Christie had left him at NJ Transit.<p>Murphy, a Democrat who took office seven months ago promising …

Inside an air-conditioned conference room Wednesday, New Jersey Transit board members got an earful from commuters and rail advocates frustrated by dozens of last-minute train cancellations, while out in the sweltering heat more rail riders suffered another day of misery.<p>Dozens of trains have been …

<b>The governor today is jumping into the NJ Transit crisis</b> today after being on vacation in Italy for most of it.<p><b>Murphy will attend a “NJ Transit briefing” at the agency’s headquarters in Newark</b>. Cliff notes version: It’s really bad.<p><b>The railroad is still a mess, and</b> — this is not a matter of opinion …